Scene 5 to Flute
487
57
Picc. = 84
Fl.
1
Ob.
1
*
E.H.
1 Cl. in B 2
1 Bn. 2
1 Hn. in F 2
1 Tpt. in C 2
1 Tbn. 2
Timp.
Perc.
1 2 3
Synth.
(The peers of Paris—those who have not fled or been thrown in jail or executed— assemble for one last time. Liveried servants take their wraps. The aristocrats are decked out with a pre-revolutionary splendor. They are dressed à la victime, with thin ribbons around their necks, commemorating relatives and loved ones lost to the guillotine. 1st Gossip Ghost:
1st Gossip Ghost
I
knew
that
wo
man.
Ma
de leine!
Rosina: (spoken)
Rosina: 8
Welcome, Madeleine, welcome. Almaviva: (spoken)
Almaviva 8
*
Your excellency, welcome.
1 solo = 84
Vn. I solo
Vn. I gli altri
Vn. II * 1 sola = 84
Va. sola div. a3
Va. le altre * 1 solo, pizz. = 84
1 player
Vc. 2 players
(div.)
Cb. * A Flute, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello create the “Ball Orchestra” which plays its music independently of the conductor. The Violinist should conduct the others as if they were in a chamber ensemble. The group continues to play their music until Almaviva cuts them off by clapping hands.